Ben Simmons Receives Troubling Injury Update

Will Ben Simmons ever play for the Brooklyn Nets?

According to a new report from Shams Charania of The Athletic, it was revealed that Ben Simmons is having back issues, and at this point, he could be sidelined all the way until the playoffs.

Of course as we all know Simmons has yet to play a single game this season, and he needs to get his conditioning back to where it once was.

But now he has to deal with lingering back issues.

Via Shams Charania:

“He’s dealing with a flare-up in his back. The Nets are saying that it’s something to be expected and something that we’re just gonna treat day-to-day … but there was an expectation that by now he was gonna be really on the cusp of his comeback and that’s probably not gonna be the case because he had a flare-up with his back, I’m told, during his ramp-up process… He is gonna have to rehab that back but there is hope & optimism that he’ll be back on the floor before the playoffs.”

See more

What's goin on with Ben Simmons??

"He is gonna have to rehab that back but there is hope & optimism that he'll be back on the floor before the playoffs" ~@ShamsCharania#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/mOhlBaiI7m

— 🅿️at McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 28, 2022

While this is certainly troubling news, especially when it comes to athletes and their backs, Nets fans need not worry, it’s not supposed to be season-ending. Simmons will likely be back soon hopefully, but with Ben you really never know what’s going on.

How did he hurt his back again??

---

Welcome to the game outside the game! Follow us on our Sideaction Twitter handle, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest on sports and pop culture news across the web!